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The #1 Independent Movie & TV News WebsiteWed, 04 Mar 2015 00:14:11 +0000hourly1By: scottgia3http://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-291270
Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:48:53 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-291270Bea Aurthur is dead….rest her soul.
]]>By: stpau1yhttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-278485
Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:05:18 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-278485I just had a crazy thought while watching Mad Men. What if this movie was set during the 1950s?
]]>By: sassylassiehttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-274165
Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:45:58 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-274165Forget about Jon Hamm’s age and the fact that he doesn’t look like Superman. The fact is the he is TOO SHORT!!!

No short actors please.

Also, keep in mind that Superman doesn’t age quite the same way as everyone else. So if Supes looks 40, then everyone else would have to look OLD!

]]>By: GUSSAhttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-273183
Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:55:03 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-273183The more i see this manip the more i get sure that he should be kept away from Man of steel franchise away.

Armie Hammer, Matthew Bomer are to be considered seriously for Superman role.

I don’t see Jon hamm as the modern day Superman. In my opinion, he is too old for the bright red and blue famous costume. If this movie was being made in 2001 instead of 2011, he would be perfect.Superman is the greatest hero, the most badass and he needs that commanding presence. But there is a lack of understanding and misinformation here that Superman character needs to be portrayed by a 40 years old actor only for the sake of passing as tough and mature looking Superman.

I believe it’s the actor’s technique of embodying Superman, discovering the character’s physicality and gesture where his acting skills, voice techniques etc come to play.

Christopher Reeve, a skilled stage actor was utterly convincing as a tough, commanding, strong Superman even though he was just a young boy of 25 years.

Brandon Routh lacked acting techniques and prior training experience as he have never been on an acting stage before in such a demanding role. It wasn’t his young age but his lack of experience as an actor which forced him to helplessly try to imitate ready-made Christopher Reeve acting style. He did fine as Clark Kent though. Maybe he was asked to do Christopher Reeve style deliberately by Singer and team.

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Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:28:55 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-272512old and origin stories don’t mix in this case plus anyone that old will never make it to the sequels or the jl movie they should go late 20′s or do a new stand alone like the DC cartoons do
]]>By: kevhttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-272415
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:08:28 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-272415I’m just tired of the whole origin thing. We’ve had 10 yrs of that with Smallville, and I’m just ready for Clark to just be Superman an handle up. And Jessie if you haven’t read a comic please read “Kingdome Come” you will love it.
]]>By: BlueCollarCritichttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-272263
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:07:57 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-272263Here’s a different take, how about a double casting where you have an older MAN OF STEEL supes reflecting back on earlier years in which he iss portrayed by SMALVILLES own Tom Welling. The movie would be a 60/40 split with %60 of it happoening now with an older Supes and %40 being the reflection on his past. Just a thought but it would be a way to satisfy dual tastes.
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Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:29:31 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-272198The problem is the studios think that everyone wants to see a young actor in there to play these characters. I.E. Ryan Reynolds, Chris evans etc. So he’s 39. Big Deal. You do a wonder woman film the actress has to be 35 to 40 years old. Doing X-men first class is ridiculous! I’m a young guy and I’m tired of seeing these young people playing these characters.

Jessica alba as Sue Storm? Seriously?

]]>By: MercWadeWilsonhttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-272071
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:03:19 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-272071Morgan is a bit too old. But good suggestion. And Ackles is alos good but a bit too young and he’s more of a Kyle Rayner or Nightwing than he is Superman.
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Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:45:06 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-272041@ Kev: I don’t see a problem with that. It’s better than having a 23 year old who can’t possibly know what they want to do with the rest of their life. And when you think about it, Clark should have a bout of rebellion shouldn’t he? Everybody does… where they don’t want to do what’s expected of them so they do the opposite.

I’ve never read a Superman comic but in the movies I’ve seen he always just “knows” that this is what he’s meant to do. I can see an early mid-life crisis where he says, ‘To hell with it! I want a real life! Let these people fend for themselves for a bit!’

I just don’t understand their reasoning. They went to all that trouble of finding a decent unknown and then came the perfect Routh, and they are just tossing it all away.

What is wong with ths industry?

]]>By: DrSamBecketthttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-271965
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:41:09 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-271965I love Superman Returns but I hate aspects of that suit. The S is just far too small.
And it’s meant to be blue and red, not blue and maroon! At least in Smallville they’ve changed the cape colour and made it the blanket he was found in.
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Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:39:03 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-271963It was a joke! A satirical grab at the stylings of thread posting and the culture of internet speculation.
]]>By: vkatnytehttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-271950
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:56:33 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-271950Look. At the end of the day when all is said and done, its going to come down to the basics-the audition…just cause some rope a dope actor in hollywood has a great agent-he still has to audition for the director.
The initial audition is the key…trust me a picture looks great til they try to act the part and it literally falls apart..
]]>By: Pandahttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-271909
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:21:13 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-271909I heard for years how I should read Dark Knight rEturns and I finally did 3 or 4 years ago. Am I the only person who doesn’t think it’s a masterpiece? It was ok, but not great IMO. I suppose the idea of Batman and Superman being ‘frienemies’ was unique at the time, but I found the overal story to be just so-so

However, I am all for an actor portraying Superman, so long as he has the build. Taking it a step further (though I reallize it’s not what is proposed in Snyder’s film) I find the idea of a film about a long-in-the-tooth Superman to be pretty intriguing as a one-off

]]>By: Gracehttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-271900
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:52:39 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-271900Yeaaaah!!
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Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:48:41 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-271899Here’s a question of etiquette: when i vet up out of my seat do I give you the ass or the crotch?
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Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:22:54 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-271895I highly think that Tom Welling should play Superman, he has had 10 years of experience as Clark Kent, he will do well also having a double identity and also playing Superman, he is middle aged and the part would suit him as he has been part of the Superman mythology for 10 years now.
]]>By: kevhttp://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-cast-age-rob-83817/comment-page-2/#comment-271877
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:37:30 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=83817#comment-271877So let me get this straight, Clark is going to wonder around until he’s 35 or 40 before he decides to become Superman? And is this going to be Smallville the adult years?
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